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Court rules against SEPTA outsourcing of maintenance work
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 2012) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Common Pleas Court judge ruled Friday that SEPTA may not outsource maintenance work on Market-Frankford El cars pending further discussions between the transit agency and a union. Transport Workers...
Former BNSF employees sue railroad over asbestos exposure
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 16, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — Five former BNSF Railway employees have sued the company, saying they have lung diseases caused by exposure to asbestos and other hazardous materials. Full story: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bomb squad investigates suspicious package at Jacksonville Amtrak depot
(Source: First Coast News, June 17, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A suspicious package found at the Amtrak station Saturday morning around 6:45 am resulted in the evacuation of the station, delayed an arriving train. Full story: First Coast News
RRB gets high marks on unemployment/ sickness benefits
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, May 31, 2012) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) earned a score of 81 in a recent American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey of individuals who applied for and received unemployment or sickness...
Diesel fumes cause lung cancer, World Health Organization declares
(Source: New York Times, June 12, 2012) NEW YORK — Diesel fumes cause lung cancer, the World Health Organization declared Tuesday, and experts said they were more carcinogenic than secondhand cigarette smoke. The W.H.O. decision, the first to elevate diesel to the...
What happens if America loses its unions?
(Source: Washington Post, June 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If and when Big Labor dies — it’s on life support now — America’s big middle class dies with it. Full story: Washington Post
NTSB blames misaligned switch for 2009 crash that killed two BLET members
(Source: Associated Press, June 14, 2012) DES MOINES, Iowa — A misaligned switch leading into a rail yard caused a freight train to slam into some empty train cars in Bettendorf, Iowa, killing the conductor and engineer, the National Transportation Safety Board said...
Artist’s work captures Reading’s railroad past
(Source: Reading Eagle, June 15, 2012) READING, Pa. — On the platform at the Reading Railroad's Outer Station, a young man in an Army uniform bids farewell as he boards a passenger car. His girlfriend leans forward in anticipation of a parting embrace. His elderly...
Ceremonial “Last Spike” to land in Canada’s main history museum
(Source: Postmedia News, June 14, 2012) OTTAWA — One of Canadian history's most enduring mysteries has been solved after the descendants of William Van Horne — the builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway — finally acknowledged that a silver, ceremonial "Last Spike"...
Union Pacific Railroad rolls out mobile training trailers for engineers, conductors
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 14, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad, an industry leader in technological advancements, has built a fleet of mobile classrooms to bring state-of-the-art operations and safety training to locomotive engineer and...
